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Beyond Popcorn: A Critic's Guide to Looking at Films
Beyond Popcorn A Critic's Guide to Looking at Films Author:Robert Glatzer In his engaging book, Robert Glatzer offers a detailed and insightful look behind the scenes of filmmaking. Written in a witty and knowledgeable style, this is a basic guide to understanding film. Glatzer deals with movies as an art form, not just as entertainment, and gives the reader valuable insights into just what makes one film better than ... more »another. The book has chapters on how a director directs, styles of comedy, musicals, and even what all the credits mean. Glatzer analyzes a number of important films, helping readers understand the key elements of writing, directing and acting. This book will make readers into better critics of the films they see. Glatzer includes a list and description of what he calls "all the films you have to see before you die."« less